Tailgaters at Cowboys’ preseason game have the hottest ticket in town

Calendar August 16, 2010

By JEFF MOSIER / The Dallas Morning News
jmosier@dallasnews.com

ARLINGTON–The last time the Dallas Cowboys played a home game in weather hotter than this, it was 2000 and fans were buzzing about the pickle juice Philadelphia Eagles players drank to prevent muscle cramps.

One decade and one $1.2 billion stadium later, Thursday’s 103-degree heat wasn’t a factor for players in the team’s new domed home, now in its second season. At kickoff, it was 97 degrees outside and 72 inside.

The real burden in Arlington was on the tailgaters. (more…)

HOF game tailgaters love their teams

Calendar August 10, 2010
By G. Patrick Kelley
CantonRep.com staff report
w hofgame signs 0808_jpg.jpg CANTON —

Cincinnati Bengals fans held sway at tailgate parties in the  neighborhood above the Pro Football Hall of Fame on  Sunday.

But closer to the stadium, before the Hall of Fame Game between the Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys, blue and white jerseys were in abundance.

Bengals backers took the opportunity to drive north in their customized team vehicles.

“Big John” Robinson of Hamilton, near Cincinnati, had his converted 1985 GMC school bus parked at 19th Street NW and Clarendon Avenue on his first trip to Canton. The bright orange vehicle had a host of decorations, including blow-up mascots on the top. (more…)

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